Many people have threatened someone else verbally at one point or another. Parents tell their children to be quiet or else. Husbands and wives threaten to leave a relationship. Some verbal threats are ...

Next time you are having a conversation with someone, notice how much of the content is communicated without words. Let’s say your boss calls you to her office, hands you your evaluation report, and ...

Verbal abuse can begin as small digs disguised as jokes. Your boyfriend or husband teases, ridicules and humiliates you with sarcastic remarks about your appearance, personality, abilities and values.

One thing became clear when researching my book, Verbal Abuse: how many people are confused by what is verbally abusive and what isn’t. Some of that may have to do with the sticks-and-stones rhyme, ...

While it's true that words don't leave a physical mark on the body the way physical abuse does, the things we say can absolutely be weaponized to cause real and measurable harm to others. "The effects ...

When Peterson first rose to prominence, it was for daring to say something utterly basic but revolutionary in our current moment: men are not toxic by default. His message wasn’t about domination or ...

In a corporate setup, a handshake or quick chat can feel like gold, like the opportunity that can open just the right gates, ...

Officer: You were speeding, sir. Subject: No, I wasn't. Officer: Yes, you were. My radar put you at 59 miles per hour, and this is a 45-mile-per-hour zone. Officer: Good afternoon, sir. I'm Officer ...

There was a time when I was content to let my bank authenticate me over the phone by asking for some personal identifiers (SSN/DOB) that are broadly for sale in the cybercrime underground. At some ...